Read this quotation from The Crisis, Number IV by Thomas Paine. Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it. According to this quotation, Paine believes that the colonists

Paine says that people who hope to enjoy freedom must endure the effort and hardship of defending it. The phrase “fatigues of supporting it” means that protecting freedom is demanding, so colonists should understand that fighting for freedom is difficult. This matches choice A, “must understand that fighting for freedom is extremely difficult.”

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